%eadnotat; ]> gwynemm RECORDS OF GWYNEDD MONTHLY MEETING (GWYNEDD, PA) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Library Quaker Collection Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 RECORDS OF GWYNEDD MONTHLY MEETING (GWYNEDD, PA) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Library Quaker CollectionGwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1690-[ongoing] Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1936- ) 21.75 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College & Haverford College Library Quaker Collection For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

Gwynedd Monthly Meeting was established in 1714 by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting out of Haverford [later Radnor] Monthly Meeting. Gwynedd held its first session in 12mo 1714/5. It was transferred to Abington Quarterly Meeting in 1786. In 1827, after the Hicksite Separation in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, the meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox branches.

Gwynedd Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued in 1936.

Gwynedd Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1936. Its three preparative meetings, Gwynedd, Norristown and Plymouth, were then established as monthly meetings. The second Gwynedd Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) became a united meeting in 1953 by affiliation with Abington Quarterly Meeting (Orthodox). It is currently an active monthly meeting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, 1690-1984, include: Hicksite births and deaths, 1690-1921; Orthodox births and deaths, 1720-1889; Hicksite marriages, 1715-1917; Orthodox marriages, 1828-1930; Hicksite removals, 1801-1924; Orthodox removals, 1828-1867; minutes, 1715-1812; Hicksite minutes, 1813-1984; Orthodox minutes, 1827-1936; women's minutes, 1717-1818; Hicksite women’s minutes, 1827-1897; Orthodox women’s minutes, 1818-1897; ministers and elders minutes, 1757-1818; Hicksite ministers and elders minutes, 1818-1939; Orthodox ministers and elders minutes, 1827-1853; minutes of the Committee on Sufferings, 1802-1825; epistles received by the Women's Meeting, 1786-1797; Hicksite financial records, 1831-1886; accounts and miscellaneous papers concerning the Whitemarsh meeting property (Hicksite), 1791-1884; deeds to Gwynedd Meeting property and other papers concerning property, 1785-1992; manumissions, 1775-1780.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

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Collection is open for research. Access is through microfilm, if available.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. Please note that records created before 1827, the date of a schism in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, may have been added to by either the Hicksite or Orthodox branches of this meeting, but could include information about members of the other branch before the Separation:

Earlier Meeting Names Gwynedd Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1714-1827) Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1936)Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1936) Subjects: Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1936- ) -- Archives. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1936) -- Archives. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1936) -- Archives. Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1936- ) -- Archives. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County. Montgomery County (Pa.) -- Genealogy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Monthly meeting records normally include minutes of men’s and women’s meetings for business and registers of births, deaths, marriages, removals (transfers), and disownments. In general, non-members are not mentioned in the minutes, even when they attended meeting for worship on a regular basis.

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at either Haverford (HV) or Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records:

Vital Records

At the time of the Separation in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1827-28, pre-Separation vital records were generally retained by the branch with which the recorder was affiliated. Researchers are advised to consider vital records which span this period carefully: in many cases, the meeting without the original records may have reconstructed these records for its membership only, giving the impression that individuals in the other branch were never members.

 Births and burials1690-1807 1 v. (132 p.)PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

Register contains: Births (1690-1805) and burials (1715-1807). Some death dates have been recorded. Spine title: Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Births and Burials, 1690-1805 and 1718 -1802. Includes index.

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MR-Ph 218 No Film Births1720-1892 1 v. (139, 17 p.)Pre/OSW Box 62

With: Deaths, 1762-1889 recorded at end.

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MR-Ph218 No Film Births1764-1880 1 v. (p. 36-94)PreSW RG2/Ph/G91

A compilation of births and deaths largely from an earlier record. Entries after 1827 are for the Hicksite meeting. With: Deaths (1805-1878) recorded in opposite direction to births on pages numbered 1-34. Includes index.

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MR-Ph 222 No Film Births and deaths1772-1921 1 v. (103 p.) + 2 items. Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/G91

Copy, in part, of an earlier record. Pertinent papers laid in. Indexed.

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MR-Ph222 No Film Marriage certificates1715-1787 1 v. (291, [2] p.) PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

Meeting's copies of marriage certificates. Laid in is a loose quire of 32 pages (numbered 292-323) on which are copied marriage certificates, 1754- 1782. These certificates were not copied in strict chronological order. Accompanied by an index.

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MR-Ph 218 No Film Marriage certificates1780-1917 1 v. (357 p.) Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/G91

"A Repository for recording marriage certificates belonging to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Volume 2." Meeting's copies of marriage certificates. Includes pre-Separation and Hicksite marriage records. Includes index.

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MR-Ph 222 No Film Marriage Certificates 1828-1930 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.30

Indexed.

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MR-Ph218 No Film Membership 1856-1936 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.28

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MR-Ph218 (in part) No Film Removals issued1779-1801 1 v. (191 p.) PreSW Box 61

Meeting's copies of certificates issued for persons removing within the compass of other meetings. Index laid in.

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MR-Ph231 No Film Removals issued1801-1856 1 v. (278 p.) + 2 indexesPre/HSW Box 61

Meeting's copies of certificates issued on behalf of persons removing to other meetings. Includes pre-Separation and Hicksite removals.

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MR-Ph231 No Film Removals Issued 1828-1867 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.27

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No Film No Film Removals issued1856-1920 1 v. ([22], 125 p.) HSW RG2/Ph/G91

Record of certificates issued for members transferring to other meetings. Includes index.

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No Film No Film Removals [abstract]1871-1924 1 v. (47 p. in various pagings) HSW RG2/Ph/G91

Abstract of removals received and issued. Includes indexes.

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No Film No Film Removals received1891-1921 1 v. (61 p.) ; 27 cm.HSW RG2/Ph/G91

Copies of certificates for persons who had transferred their membership to Gwynedd Monthly Meeting. Includes index. Pertinent items laid in. Entries do not follow strict chronological order.

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No Film No Film Men's Meeting and Joint

Official records of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings. Only Quakers could participate. It has responsibility for care of members, authorizes removals and marriages, maintains discipline, considers the queries, manages meeting property, fosters social concerns, and reports regularly to the quarterly meeting. Beginning at the end of the 19th century, men and women ceased to hold separate business meetings, meeting instead in joint session.

 Minutes1715-1812 6 v. PreSW Box 57

Minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting as follows: 1715-1747, 1747- 1767, 1767-1779, 1779-1786, 1786-1801, 1801-1812. Each volume is accompanied by a separate index.

Microfilm copy of minutes (1779-1786) is missing the last page.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph 201 (1714-47, 1747-67) MR-Ph 223 (1767-79, 1779-86, 1786-1801) MR-Ph 224 (1801-12) Film 31 (1714-47, 1747-67) Film 32 (1761-1767, 1767-1779, 1779-1786, 1786-1801) Minutes [rough]1739-1764 1 box (6 items) PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

Rough minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting. Box contains loose quires and leaves for the following periods : 6mo 1739-8mo 1741; 11mo 1741/ 2-8mo 1743; 5mo 1745-1mo 1748; 4mo 1754-6mo 1754; 4mo 1760-8mo 1764.

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No Film No Film Minutes [rough] 1764-1779 1 box (4 v.)PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

. Unbound volumes of minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting covering the following periods: 10mo 1764-6mo 1768; 9mo 1768-5mo 1772; 7mo 1772-9mo 1776; 10mo 1776-7mo 1779.

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No Film No Film Minutes1813-1897 4 v.Pre/HSW Box 57

Minute books of the Hicksite men's meeting as follows: 1813-1830, 1831-1848, 1848-1873, 1873-1897. Vol. 1813-1830 contains pre-Separation minutes, 1813- 1827. Accompanied by folder containing the following: Indexes (1813-1830, 1831- 1848, 1848-1873); copy of membership list (including Orthodox members), 1827-1829; copy of membership list, 1846.

Joint sessions in which men and women met together for business began on 9mo 2, 1897.

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MR-Ph224 (1813-30, 1831-48) MR-Ph225 (1848-73, 1873-97) No Film Minutes1897-1936 3 v. HSW Box 61

Minutes of joint sessions with women as follows: 1897 9mo 2-1909 4mo 29; 1909 6mo 3-1921 3mo 5; 1921 4mo 2-1936 10mo 24. Volume 1897-1909 also contains: Women's minutes, 1896 4mo 30-1897 7mo 29; and membership list, 1898-1901. Volume 1921-1936 includes index.

Joint sessions with women began on 9mo 2, 1897.

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MR-Ph233 Film 114A Minutes1936-2002 9 v. (6 linear ft.) + 1 box.USW RG2/Ph/G9/Box 58

Minute books as follows: 1936-1945; 1945-1955; 1956-1970; 1971-1975; 1975- 1980; 1980-1984; 1984-1987; 1988-1990; 1990-1992; 1992-1997; 1998-2000; 2001-2002.

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MR-Ph226 (1936-45) MR-Ph227 (1946-55) MR-Ph228 (1956-70, 1971-75) MR-Ph229 (1975-80, 1980-84) MR-Ph698 (1984-1987; 1988-1990; 1990-1992) MR-Ph699 (1992-1997) Film 115A (1936-45) Film 116A (1946-55) Film 117A (1956-70, 1971-75) Minutes 1827-1839 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.21.1

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MR-Ph223 Film 32 Minutes 1839-1867 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.22

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MR-Ph223 Film 32 Minutes 1867-1901 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.22

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MR-Ph234 Film 33 Minutes 1901-1929 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.24

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MR-Ph234 Film 33 Minutes 1930-1936 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.25

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MR-Ph234 Film 33 Minutes-Rough 1827-1828 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.27

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No Film No Film Women’s Meeting

Minutes 1717-1743/1771-1792 1 v. (357 p.) Pre SW Box 60

Minutes of the pre-Separation women's meeting, 1717 7mo 24-1743 4mo 23; 1771 4mo 30-1792 7mo 31. There is a gap from 1743 5mo to 1771 3mo.

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MR-Ph230 Film 22Q Minutes [copy]1746-1751 1 v. (26 p.) PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

Cover label has dates: 1746-1749. Supplies part of the gap (1743-1771) in women's minutes. Entries do not follow strict chronological order; men's minutes should be consulted to verify dates.

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No Film No Film Minutes 1794-1818 2 v. Pre/O SW Box 60

Minutes of the pre-Separation women's meeting, 1794 10mo 28-1808 2mo 23; 1808 3mo 29-1818 4mo 2. Each volume is accompanied by a separate index.

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MR-Ph230 Film 22Q Minutes [rough] 1746-1794 5 v. (in box) PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

Rough copies of minutes of the pre-Separation meeting of women Friends as follows: 1746-1749, 1753-1762, 1771-1779, 1779-1787, 1788-1794.

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MR-Ph 230 (1746-1749, 1753-1762, 1792-1794) Film 22Q (1746-1749, 1753-1762) Minutes1818-1844 1 v. (317 p.) OSW Box 60

Minute book contains pre-Separation women's minutes, 1818-1827, and Orthdox women's minutes, 1827-1844. Accompanied by: Index (1818-1828).

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MR-Ph230 Film 22Q Minutes1827-1896 3 v. ; 33 cm. or smallerHSW Box 60

Minutes of the Hicksite women's meeting as follows: 1827 8mo 30-1841 4mo 1; 1841 4mo 29-1863 12mo 31; 1864 1mo 28-1896 4mo 2.

Joint sessions with men begin on 9mo 2, 1897. Women's minutes, 1896-1897 with: Men's minutes, 1897-1909.

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MR-Ph231 (1827-41) MR-Ph232 (1841-63, 1864-96) Film 23Q (1841-1863, 1864-1896, 1896-1897) Minutes 1844-1897 1 vol. O HV 1250/P1.26

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No Film No Film Worship & Ministry and its predecessors

Committee which had care of the spiritual welfare of the meeting, particularly the meeting for worship. Ministry and Counsel committees were established in 1918 by Hicksite meetings, which no longer designated members as ministers or elders. The predecessor of Ministry and Counsel was the Preparative Meeting of Ministers and Elders.

 Minutes1757-1818 4 v. in 3 PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

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No Film No Film Minutes1818-1898 4 v. ; 20 cm. Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/G91

Minute books as follows : 1818-1829, 1830-1853, 1854-1871, 1871-1898. Vol. 1818-1829 contains minutes of the pre-Separation Meeting of Ministers and Elders, 1819-1827.

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No Film No Film Minutes 1827-1853 1 vol. O HV 1250/P2.3

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No Film No Film Minutes1934-1939 1 v. (5, [13] p.) HSW RG2/Ph/G9

Contains minutes of the Meeting of Ministry and Counsel of Gwynedd Preparative Meeting (Hicksite), 1934-1936. Entries were not recorded in strict chronological order.

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No Film No Film Financial Records Trustees Minutes 1909-1935 1 v. ; 21 cm. HSW RG2/Ph/G91

Minutes of the Trustees of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1909-1935. Includes copy of the certificate of incorporation at the back of the book.

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No Film No Film Account book : John Williams' legacy to Gwynedd School 1838-1869 1 v. (54 p.) ; 31 cm. HSW RG2/Ph/G97

Volume also contains: School Trustees Account book, 1868-1892. Treasurer's statement (1884 6mo 14) laid in.

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No Film No Film Gwynedd Friends' School Trustees Account books1822-1869 2 v. ; 33 cm. or smaller.Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/G97

Margaret Davis' donation to Gwynedd School. Account books as follows : 1822-1839; 1839-1869. Receipt (1827 4mo 1) laid in.

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No Film No Film Trustees of Milcah Martha Moore's Fund for Schooling of Poor Girls Account book1831-1886 1 v. (65 p. used) ; 32 cmHSW RG2/Ph/G91

Fund established in 1804.

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No Film No Film Property Records

Deeds and other papers concerning property 1785-1992 33 itemsPre/H/USW RG2/Ph/G9++

Deeds to Gwynedd Meeting's property and other papers relating to land transactions, 1785-1992. Folder also contains list of deeds, history and brief of title, 1987-1988. Inventories in folder.

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No Film No Film Transfers of title 1937 3 items (in folder) H SW RG2/Ph/G91

Copies of the transfers of title from Gwynedd Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) to its successor meetings, Gwynedd, Plymouth, and Norristown.

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No Film No Film Trustees of Whitemarsh Meeting Property Account book1815-1884 1 v. (16 p. used) ; 32 cm.Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/G91

Earliest entry: 1815 4mo 3; latest entry: 1884 4mo 1. There is a gap, 1828- 1852.

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No Film No Film Trustees of Whitemarsh Meeting Property Miscellaneous papers1791-1877 and n.d. 47 items (in folder) ; 28 cm. Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/G91

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No Film No Film Committees Sufferings Committee Minutes 1808-1825 1 v. ([55] p.) ; 20 cm. Pre SW RG5/

Minute book also contains accounts of sufferings, 1807-1825.

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No Film No Film Miscellaneous

Epistles received [women]1786-1797 1 v. (14 items) in folder PreSW RG2/Ph/G94

Copies of epistles received from the Yearly Meeting of Women Friends held in London, 1786-1788, 1790-1797. Also included are epistles from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Women Friends, 1786, 1794, 1797. Some epistles are incomplete.

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No Film No Film Manumissions 1775-1780 1 vol. Pre HV 1250/J2.16

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No Film No Film Norristown Meeting Reading Circle Minutes 1896-1899 1 v. (46 p.) ; 22 cm. OSW RG2/Ph/G92

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No Film No Film Newsletter1949-2003 28 cm. H/USW RG2/Ph/G9

Description based on: January, 1949 issue; title from caption.

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No Film No Film